Draymond Green and Jeff Teague Deify Thanasis Antetokounmpo: “He’s Not a Clown”

THE Jeff Teague hosted on his podcast Draymond Green and talked about his experience as a teammate Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo to the Bucks. The veteran guard, who was also an All Star in 2015, along with the Warriors’ ace focused on Thanasis, arguing with those who present him as… a mascot.

“He gets so much abuse on social media because of some videos, which want to present him as a clown. But I had the chance to meet him and he is a very serious and good guy. I also talked to other players who had him as a teammate and I never heard a bad word about him. He’s also not a bad basketball player. He can play,” Green pointed out, and Teague added, “I agree, he is a good player. These clips are fun, I won’t deny that, but it also has some fantastic highlights. He doesn’t play in the NBA because of Giannis, he was also selected in the draft. He is valuable to the Bucks and helps the team function a lot».

In fact, Teague told a story from the 2021 Finals against the Suns. “When we were behind 0-2, Giannis was lost. Thanasis had covid and was missing. They have a special relationship. He cannot perform unless he sees his brother. I’m telling the truth, it’s weird. He kept asking where Thanasis was. And in the middle of the match, I tell him ‘we’re in the finals. Play!’. Thanasis made a miraculous comeback, I know he was still sick. Instead of being out for 14 days, he’s back in three. But his energy is… contagious .And then I thought that he offers a lot to the team. And when we won and did the winners’ parade, he was alone again, because he had covid».